Larut (federal constituency)

Federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia

Larut (P056) Perak constituency

Federal constituency
Legislature| Dewan Rakyat
MP|

Hamzah Zainuddin

Constituency created| 1974
First contested| 1974
Last contested| 2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]| 66,020
Electors (2022)[2]| 65,719
Area (km²)[3]| 1,129
Pop. density (per km²)| 58.5

Larut is a federal constituency in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## Demographics[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Larut's electorate as of 2022[4]

Malay (90.30%)

Indian (5.5%)

Chinese (3.9%)

Other ethnicities (0.2%)

## History[edit]

### Polling districts[edit]

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Larut constituency is divided into 46 polling districts.[5]

State constituency  | Polling Districts  | Code  | Location

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Selama (N05）  | Ulu Selama  | 056/05/01  | SK Sungai Siputeh
Ulu Selama Barat  | 056/05/02  | SK Bukit Bertam
Banggol Jas  | 056/05/03  | SMK Sungai Bayor
Sungai Rambutan  | 056/05/04  | SK Toh Rakna Sakti
Sungai Bedarah  | 056/05/05  | SK Toh Rahna Sakti
Kampong Sungai Siputeh  | 056/05/06  | SK Sungai Siputeh
Kampong Gorok  | 056/05/07  | SK Sungai Bayor
Sungai Bayor  | 056/05/08  | SK Sungai Bayor
Ulu Mengkuang  | 056/05/09  | SK Ulu Mengkuang
Rantau Panjang  | 056/05/10  | SK Rantau Panjang
Rantau Panjang Utara  | 056/05/11  | SJK (C) Chi Sheng (2)
Pekan Selama  | 056/05/12  | SK Selama
Selama Utara  | 056/06/13  | SK Sri Selama
Sungai Terap  | 056/05/14  | SJK (C) Sungai Terap
Bukit Kelian  | 056/05/15  | SMK Dato' Hj Hussein
Kubu Gajah (N06）  | Sungai Dendang  | 056/06/01  | SK Sungai Dendang
Kubu Gajah  | 056/06/02  | SMK Kubu Gajah
Tebing Tinggi  | 056/06/03  | SK Tebing Tinggi
Sungai Malau  | 056/06/04  | SK Tebing Tinggi
Ladang Holyrood  | 056/06/05  | SK (RTBK) Pondok Tanjong
Bagan Baharu  | 056/06/06  | SK Bagan Baharu
FELDA Ijok  | 056/06/07  | SK Sultan Idris II
Ulu Ijok Timor  | 056/06/08  | SK Sungai Jernih
Kampong Bendang Luas  | 056/06/09  | SK Haji Wan Jaafar
Rendang Panjang  | 056/06/10  | SMK Rendang Panjang
Pantai Besar  | 056/06/11  | SK Pantai Besar
Sungai Ara  | 056/06/12  | SK Sungai Ara
Kampong Gudang  | 056/06/13  | SK Kampung Gudang
Batu Dua Puluh  | 056/06/14  | SK Kampung Yaman
Jelai  | 056/06/15  | SK Jelai
Relang  | 056/06/16  | SK Kampung Relang
Kampong Ayer Hitam  | 056/06/17  | SK Jelai
Batu Kurau（N07）  | Ulu Sepetang  | 056/07/01  | SK Ulu Sepetang
Sungai Pulau  | 056/07/02  | SK Toh Sajak
Batu Kurau  | 056/07/03  | SMK Dato Kamaruddin
Changkat Perah  | 056/07/04  | SMK Dato Kamaruddin
Kampong Repoh  | 056/07/05  | SK Kampung Repoh
Sungai Akar  | 056/07/06  | SK Batu Kurau
Kampong Titi Kasai  | 056/07/07  | SMK Kampong Perak
Changkat Lobak  | 056/07/08  | Madrasah Diniah SA Rakyat Nurul Khairiah
Bukit Bertan  | 056/07/09  | SMK Kampong Perak
Kampong Perak Tengah  | 056/07/10  | SK Kampong Perak
Kampong Sempeneh  | 056/07/11  | SK Kampong Perak
Kampong Anak Kurau  | 056/07/12  | SK Sri Kurau
Changkat Larah  | 056/07/13  | SK Ulu Sepetang
Taman Rakyat  | 056/07/14  |

* SRA Rakyat Nurul Khairiah
* Tabika KEMAS, Taman Rakyat dan Dewan Orang Ramai, Taman Rakyat

### Representation history[edit]

Members of Parliament for Larut

Parliament  | No | Years | Member | Party
Constituency created, renamed from Larut Utara
4th | P045 | 1974–1978 | Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa (كامروددين محمد عيسى) | BN (UMNO)
5th | 1978–1982
6th | 1982–1986
7th | P050 | 1986–1990 | Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan (محمد. زيهين محمد. حسن)
8th | 1990–1995
9th | P053 | 1995–1999
10th | 1999–2004 | Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (راج احمد زاينوددين راج عمر)
11th | P056 | 2004–2008
12th | 2008–2013 | Hamzah Zainudin (حمزة زين الدين)
13th | 2013–2018
14th | 2018
2018–2019 | Independent
2019–2020 | PH (BERSATU)
2020–2022 | PN (BERSATU)
15th | 2022–present

### State constituency[edit]

Parliamentary

constituency

| State constituency

|

1955–59*  | 1959–1974  | 1974–1986  | 1986–1995  | 1995–2004  | 2004–2018  | 2018–present
Larut  |  | Batu Kurau
| Kubu Gajah
Selama

### Current state assembly members[edit]

No.  | State Constituency  | Member  | Coalition (Party)

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|
|

N5 | Selama | Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin | PN (PAS)
N6 | Kubu Gajah | Khalil Yahaya
N7 | Batu Kurau | Mohd Najmuddin Elias Al-Hafiz | PN (BERSATU)

### Local governments[edit]

No.  | State Constituency  | Local Government

|
|

N5  | Selama  | Selama District Council
N6  | Kubu Gajah  |

* Selama District Council
* Taiping Municipal Council

N7  | Batu Kurau  | Taiping Municipal Council

## Election results[edit]

Malaysian general election, 2022 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| PN | Hamzah Zainudin | 28,350 | 54.65 |  54.65
| BN | Mohd Shafiq Fhadly Mahmud | 16,752 | 32.29 |  13.61
| PH | Zolkarnain Abidin | 6,207 | 11.97 |  7.56
| Homeland Fighters' Party | Awzey Fazlan Sahidi | 566 | 1.09 |  1.09
Total valid votes  | 51,875 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 735
Unreturned ballots  | 154
Turnout  | 52,764 | 78.93 |  2.91
Registered electors  | 65,719
Majority  | 11,598 | 22.36 |  11.04
| PN gain from BN | Swing | ?

Source(s)

https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753277/PUB610 PARLIMEN PERAK.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Hamzah Zainudin | 18,184 | 45.90 |  10.48
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Abu Husin Mohmmad | 13,698 | 34.57 |  8.35
| PH | Khairil Anuar Akhiruddin | 7,738 | 19.53 |  19.53
Total valid votes  | 39,620 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 722
Unreturned ballots  | 128
Turnout  | 40,470 | 81.84 |  4.25
Registered electors  | 49,453
Majority  | 4,486 | 11.32 |  2.14
| BN hold | Swing |

Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 311/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2013 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Hamzah Zainudin | 22,184 | 56.38 |  3.18
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Mohd Fauzi Sa'ari | 16,888 | 42.92 |  3.88
| Independent | Raveendran M. Vallikana | 278 | 0.70 |  0.70
Total valid votes  | 39,350 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 579
Unreturned ballots  | 171
Turnout  | 40,100 | 86.09 |  9.03
Registered electors  | 46,577
Majority  | 5,296 | 13.46 |  7.06
| BN hold | Swing |

Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 215/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

Malaysian general election, 2008 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Hamzah Zainudin | 15,878 | 53.20 |  9.26
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Mohd. Dhari Othman | 13,967 | 46.80 |  9.26
Total valid votes  | 29,845 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 687
Unreturned ballots  | 57
Turnout  | 30,589 | 77.06 |  0.94
Registered electors  | 39,697
Majority  | 1,911 | 6.40 |  18.52
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 2004 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar | 19,064 | 62.46 |  4.33
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Kamarudin Awang Basir | 11,456 | 37.54 |  37.54
Total valid votes  | 30,520 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 795
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 31,315 | 78.00 |  6.24
Registered electors  | 40,147
Majority  | 7,608 | 24.92 |  8.66
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1999 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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|
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| BN | Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar | 14,334 | 58.13 |  58.13
| PKR | Mohd Nor R. M. Monutty | 10,325 | 41.87 |  41.87
Total valid votes  | 24,659 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 834
Unreturned ballots  | 7
Turnout  | 25,500 | 71.76
Registered electors  | 35,535
Majority  | 4,009 | 16.26
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1995 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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|
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On the nomination day, Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan won uncontested.
| BN | Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan
Total valid votes  |  |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  |
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  |
Registered electors  |
Majority  |
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1990 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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|
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| BN | Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan | 17,162 | 73.55 |  0.20
| S46 | Ahmad Nawi | 6,172 | 26.45 |  26.45
Total valid votes  | 23,334 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 805
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 24,139 | 72.12 |  3.61
Registered electors  | 33,470
Majority  | 10,990 | 47.10 |  0.40
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1986 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan | 15,897 | 73.35 |  0.18
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Zawawi Kamaruddin | 5,775 | 26.65 |  0.18
Total valid votes  | 21,672 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 656
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 22,328 | 68.51 |  6.83
Registered electors  | 32,593
Majority  | 10,122 | 46.70 |  0.36
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1982 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa | 13,580 | 73.53 |  2.54
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Ahmad Yusof | 4,888 | 26.47 |  2.53
Total valid votes  | 18,468 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 558
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 19,026 | 75.34
Registered electors  | 25,253
Majority  | 8,692 | 47.06 |  5.06
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1978 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa | 12,009 | 71.00 |  12.99
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Abdul Wahab Mohd Noor | 4,904 | 29.00 |  29.00
Total valid votes  | 16,913 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  |
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  |
Registered electors  | 21,997
Majority  | 7,105 | 42.00 |  25.98
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1974 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %

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| BN | Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa | 12,575 | 83.99
| KITA | Mohamed Nawawi Mohamed Hassan | 2,397 | 16.01
Total valid votes  | 14,972 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 767
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 15,739 | 77.06
Registered electors  | 20,424
Majority  | 10,178 | 67.98
This was a new constituency created.

## References[edit]

* "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

1. ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
2. ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
3. ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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